Fusilli with Broccoli Rabe, Roasted Tomatoes and Basil-Mint Pesto
Posted: February 28, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Basil, Broccoli Rabe, easy, mint, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pasta, pesto, Rapini, Speedy, tomatoes, vegetarian Leave a comment »I could not decide which foods to make from my pre-prep and then this won out. It is a riff on this, but I wanted more veg and color, so added the broccoli rabe and tomatoes, both which I roasted because I seem to be obsessed with roasting stuff.
I made the pesto yesterday, but this is just as speedy to make it all at once while the veg are roasting.
Braised Kale Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Brown Rice and Roasted Tomatoes
Posted: January 31, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Brown rice, easy, gluten free, Healthy, Kale, low calorie, portobello mushrooms, Stuffed Mushrooms, Sundried Tomatoes, tomatoes, vegetarian Leave a comment »Don`t have much to say, but this is super simple and again a good make-ahead candidate as the kale can take some time to braise. You could make it in advance, but I did it all at once. And it is healthy and super flavorful. To cut time, sub the kale for spinach. I had some lacinato kale (aka flat or dinosaur kale) and this seemed as good of place as any to use it. If kale is not your bag, mix it with either spinach or use regular kale – lacinato kale is very kale-y. Also, this is pretty low cal.
This has totes picture fail, but whatever.
Don`t skip the simple salad!
Chilaquiles With Black Beans, Corn, and Salsa Verde
Posted: January 30, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: black beans, Chilaquiles, Corn, easy, gluten free, make ahead, Pepitas, salsa verde, Tomatillo, tomatoes, Vegan 2 Comments »I found this recipe for chilaquiles on Serious Eats, it looked great, but turned out needed some work. The salsa verde was great, though charring it will make it lose it`s green color. That part was all fine, it was the topping which was lacking – it simply was not seasoned and too dry, I managed to fix it on the spot by adding some more veg and seasoning.
This is pretty easy and is a good make ahead meal.
Baked Sweet Potatoes with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Spinach
Posted: January 25, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Chickpea, easy, feta, gluten free, Healthy, low calorie, Speedy, spinach, super foods, Sweet potato, tomatoes 1 Comment »The husband was sad that he was called out here for coming home late yesterday. But I had wanted to go to the gym earlier – my shows were on! He redeemed today by starting this while I worked late today.
I saw a recipe on thekitchn.com for a coconut curried chickpeas over sweet potatoes (theirs is linked at the end of post). That did not appeal totally. So this is what I came up with, it is sorta Moroccan-Mediteranean in flavor profile, like southern Spain in the cold mountains or something like that. And while I don’t normally post calories, this whole ginormous plate clocks in at 670. So healthy, low cal, check and check. Oh and it is super speedy, other than baking the potatoes. Super tasty too.
Stacked Bean Enchiladas
Posted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Bean Enchiladas, easy, Enchilada Sauce, gluten free, make ahead, tex mex, tomatoes, vegetarian 1 Comment »Since I`m too lazy to actually roll a pan of enchiladas, this is the next best thing. This is pretty simple and fairly healthy. It`s also made with pantry staples. I really don`t have much more to say about it, so here it is.
Puy Lentils with Feta, Almonds and Roast Vegetables
Posted: January 10, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: asparagus, easy, Feta and Roasted Vegetables, gluten free, Healthy, low calorie, make ahead, Puy Lentils, Sweet potato, tomatoes, versitile, Warm Lentil Salad with Roasted Vegetables and Feta 1 Comment »I’m leaving the commentary to a minimum here and just saying make this. ZOMFG make this. Bonus is that it is healthy and other than the feta, complete detox food. Leave out the feta for dairy-free/vegan. This is aces and going on rotation.
It is super versatile and could be stuffed in squash, portobello mushrooms, or along side a pork roast, if you eat the meat. I don’t, but just saying. I used this as a base and tweaked it to make it. I made it a bit more substantial and added some more flavors I like.
Make it!
Look ma! No Picture Fail! Sorta!
Super Healthy Vegetable Two Bean Chili
Posted: January 3, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: black beans, Chick peas, dairy-free, easy, fresh, gluten free, Healthy, Low Fat, Peppers, Speedy, Summer Squash, tomatoes, Vegan, vegetarian, Vegetarian Two Bean Chili 2 Comments »Ok, so the title may not make you want make it. Healthy? Blah. But this is good. And Healthy. And Easy. And perfect if you are the type to do a food cleanse, but still like to eat. I don`t do food cleanses anymore, but healthy eating is always a good thing. This is definitely healthy and is pretty unprocessed. This comes together pretty quick, and you can either do a slow cook, or get it done in about a half an hour. This was done slow.
Polenta with Tomatoes and Artichokes and Some Random
Posted: December 2, 2011 Filed under: Pictures of Food I cooked, random, recipes | Tags: 15 min, easy, fast, Fritatta, gluten free, goat cheese, Healthy, lazy, Low Fat, polenta, Speedy, tomatoes, vegetarian Leave a comment »I am playing catch up this week. Lots of catch up. Worse, I am getting a cold again. For realz this time. But I have a 9-6 event tomorrow so no time for that. The problem with vacations, for me at least, is that I am so used to not eating prepared foods at this point that my immune system goes haywire from the germs or something and I get a cold. That and vacation from work just means more work to catch up to.
I still have some Barcelona posts to catch up on too but here are some things I made this week and I have an On Deck ready for tomorrow. But crap, I will be out of the office all day tomorrow so it may not get posted til Saturday. And I have not gotten to the gym this week. Saturday. *sigh*
Vegetable Pasta Bake
Posted: November 15, 2011 Filed under: Menus, recipes | Tags: asparagus, brussl sprouts, Cleaning Out the fridge, easy, Healthy, make ahead, Mushrooms, Pasta Bake, Roasted Vegetables, spinach, tomatoes 1 Comment »I made it my mission today to clean out the fridge of all perishables prior to vacay. I made a new on deck and emailed it to myself with a new plan:
Things on hand:
1 bunch spinach + 3 mixed salads
1 bunch asparagus
Crimini + Shiitake mushrooms
2 pint containers grape tomatoes
2 yellow summer squash
Brussel sprouts
Monday: Mushrooms – use up – saute with the onions, garlic tomatoes,
spinach and squash – use up remainder 1/2 package of
pasta and bake with some parm and whatever cheese – manchego?
cambezola? until done. serve with a salad.
Tuesday – Roast the brussel sprouts along with the asparagus and half
the tomatoes + garlic. Roast all veg on Monday
Put the tomatoes/asparagus on polenta. Eat with a salad
Wednesday: Roast acorn squash and add the leftover tagine. Eat with a salad
Thursday: eat brussel spouts with leftover pad thai that I made Saturday and grilled cheese sandwiches (there is only enough pad thai for 1)
Friday: grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch.
Yes, I am aware this list and the combos are perhaps bizarre. But it will work.
Tagine Style Roasted Vegetables with Couscous
Posted: November 8, 2011 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Chick peas, Couscous, dairy-free, easy, EGGPLANT, fennel, gluten free, Tajine, tomatoes, vegetarian 6 Comments »I did make it to the gym today for a shorty session and made this. It takes some time, or at least the way I did it, but is a quick prep.
This was a combo of several recipes that I made into one vegetarian tagine. When I do a dinner party, I like to do tapas and I make a lamb meatball tagine that I ripped off from an entrée my mom ordered at Oliver in Madrid last fall. There is also a Moroccan style roast carrot from Jamie Oliver that I combined.
I am tired and lazy so this will be a quick, lack of commentary recipe.
